Cold!
07-15-11, 08:04 AM
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Cold!
My contracting manager is mad because I come into work late a lot (shifting my vacation time around ...), though my functional managers don't care.
Well I found out that when I wake up at 5am I'm awake, whereas waking up at 6:30 oddly enough doesn't work and I just go back to sleep until 9. Strange.
I also found out that riding my bike at 6am leads to freezing my ass right off; I couldn't keep moving, eventually put on the wind and rain jacket and continued on my way.
So much for extreme heat warnings. Yeesh.
Well I found out that when I wake up at 5am I'm awake, whereas waking up at 6:30 oddly enough doesn't work and I just go back to sleep until 9. Strange.
I also found out that riding my bike at 6am leads to freezing my ass right off; I couldn't keep moving, eventually put on the wind and rain jacket and continued on my way.
So much for extreme heat warnings. Yeesh.
07-15-11, 09:49 AM
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I hear you. The first mile of my commute is a fast downhill, and I was freezing this morning. It took me a few miles to warm up.
07-15-11, 09:56 AM
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Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one missing out on summer.
07-15-11, 10:03 AM
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it's hard for me to fathom how anyone could ever be cold in baltimore in july. i've been to baltimore in july before, "cold" is the very last word i would use to describe my experience there. even in the dead of night i doubt the temps there ever drop below 60 degrees at this time of year, which certainly doesn't count as "cold" in my book. "cold" is a 12 degree january morning with a 30 knot wind blasting at me right off the lake.
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07-15-11, 10:22 AM
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I keep a log of what I wear at what temps. I've found that, especially if it's been warm for a couple of weeks prior, that I need a light windbreaker for anything under 61 degrees. It's been hovering around that mark when I ride in for the last week.
07-15-11, 10:35 AM
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So what's the big deal. Cold is when you can't grip the bars. Hot is when the pavement melts under your tires. Everything in between is great. All weather is just a test. Embrace it and you will find that the universe will love you back. 
Rain hurts though - not sure what the test is there.
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Rain hurts though - not sure what the test is there.
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07-15-11, 11:06 AM
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dude, you really are pretty fragile. Mid-50s at 6am is refreshing, not cold.
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57F when I left at just before 5am this morning. Shorts, short sleeves, lightweight arm warmers. I would have liked more up top on the 2 mile downhill segment, but then I'd have been overheating the rest of the ride.
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I can't wear a jacket at any temp over 50F or I sweat like a pig.
07-15-11, 12:10 PM
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Yeah, I usually just add a long-sleeve base for temps 45ish-55ish.
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07-15-11, 12:51 PM
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55° is my typical shorts-are-OK point. Sometimes I'll wear shorts down to 52° so I don't have to change later.
Ideal cycling temp for me = 67°
I broke out the jacket at about 62° the other day. I had to ride REALLY slow to keep the sweating in check, though. That was OK though as it was a beautiful day with light mist.
Ideal cycling temp for me = 67°
I broke out the jacket at about 62° the other day. I had to ride REALLY slow to keep the sweating in check, though. That was OK though as it was a beautiful day with light mist.
07-15-11, 12:54 PM
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It's around mid 60s to low 70s some mornings when I leave here, which I consider cold, but it doesn't take long to warm up.
07-15-11, 01:52 PM
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I wear my khakis, t-shirt and uniform shirt when I ride in the morning. It is chilly but my commute is only 5 miles/15 minutes long so I deal with it.
07-15-11, 02:03 PM
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I'm trying to remember what cold felt like. Our overnight low here is 80.
07-15-11, 02:34 PM
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Well I did run into another guy on a bike coming in, headed to the same building. Do you see what I started?
Used to be just me...
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07-15-11, 02:41 PM
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When I first saw this thread, I thought someone might be complaining about having a virus. Then I read a little more and thought, it was an old thread from the winter. But then I realized that the OP just needed to HTFU.
07-15-11, 02:44 PM
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I would burn up at 57 with anything on other than summer wear. I often wear shorts with a lite jacket in the low forties or even mid to upper thirties. I love early spring when I am only in Summer gear and I see someone ride by in a balaclava and enough clothing to get me into the single digits.
07-15-11, 07:38 PM
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OP I'm with you...I leave at 0530 and I'm usually borderline cold unless it's about 75. The other day it was about 70 and after a few minutes I started digging through my backpack in the hopes I had left my long sleeve shirt in it, but no luck. But I'm usually good to go after about 5-6 miles and when the sun gets a bit higher. Dreading the fall/winter for sure.
07-15-11, 07:46 PM
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Wait, so you're supposed to wake up and go to work at 6:30 but you go back to sleep and don't wake up till 9!!! wow, i can see why you're managers are mad. I wake up late sometimes but not 2-1/2hours late. I think you need a snooze alarm dude.
07-15-11, 08:03 PM
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No I'm supposed to be in around 9;30 and I show up around 10-11 sometimes. The only manager that's mad is a non-functional manager for an outside contracting company. Everyone in the actual organization I work for is fine, though someone cautioned me to not make the bean counters mad. I've got vacation time to fuzz my hours.
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